Big 12 Expansion: It’s complicated

A list of 6 schools was being seriously considered: Houston, BYU, Connecticut, Cincinnati, UCF and Memphis. But that list could shrink or change if the firestorm created by a Fox Sports report of LGBT opposition to BYU spreads.

The issue of whether to expand by two or four schools continues, but adding two has slightly more support.

In the next few weeks, each of the schools will be asked to present their case to Big 12 representatives, most likely at a meeting in Dallas (a hotel at the DFW Airport?). The rest of this article is available to subscribers only – to become a subscriber click here.